Man shot in Homewood during attempted robbery

The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office is trying to determine if a security guard was justified in shooting a man suspected of stealing $1,000 from a candy delivery truck in Homewood this week.

Pittsburgh police Lt. Kevin Kraus says John Carter, 53, was working for Triangle Candy & Tobacco Co. when he shot Andrew Ferguson in the buttocks Wednesday on Hamilton Avenue.

Police expect to charge Ferguson, 21, with stealing money from a bag in the back of the truck, once he's released from the hospital.

The shooting happened at about 3 p.m. Police say Carter was legally carrying his gun, and told police he fired only after Ferguson reached into his waistband.

"This was an attempted robbery of a delivery driver, and that a security officer was involved in the shooting. The security officer remained on scene, and we found the robber three blocks over," Lt. Reyne Kacsuta said.

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